“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
———- attributed to Martha Graham
One of the coolest rejection emails I ever received (and there were tons of them) was sent to me by Mileta Schaum. I can’t even remember what she rejected of my work, but I will never forget these words of encouragement she passed along to me from Martha Graham.
To all of my fellow bloggers, writers, authors, poets, and all my cyberspace amigas and sports fans – I am passing this forward to you with my fervent wishes to keep your channels open.
I'll Call It Like I See It 
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3 responses to “keeping on keeping on”
Sage advice!
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That’s a great quote.
Often, I don’t end up writing or doing my thing with local politics because it feels like I don’t have anything planned at the moment that is good enough. I try to remember that it’s never going to get better – that nothing at all is going to get done – unelss I do SOMETHING and start somewhere.
That quote sums it up better than I can say it!
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Thanks, Harry…you are right. Go for it.
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